Gov. Nathan Deal has selected a DeKalb County state representative and a Decatur resident to fill two judicial vacancies. According to a statement from Deal’s office, state Rep. Mike Jacobs will fill the vacancy created after DeKalb ...
Whenever a new city forms in DeKalb County, it eats into a special sales tax that funds infrastructure improvements. Now state Rep. Mike Jacobs, R-Brookhaven, has introduced a bill recommended by the DeKalb County Operations Task ...
A day after a missing a deadline set by the state Legislature, three groups looking to create new DeKalb County cities reported that they can’t come to a mutual agreement about their maps. The supporters ...
In 2013, Chamblee and Brookhaven both annexed the same area, the 100 acres of Century Center property located off I-85 at Clairmont Road. The question of which city’s annexation would be legally enforceable has percolated in the ...
This story has been updated First things first, state Rep. Mike Jacobs, R-Brookhaven, said during an Oct. 21 town hall with other members of the DeKalb delegation. Before legislation to create a new city of ...
The city of Decatur recently received an annexation petition from property owners with land along East Ponce de Leon, DeKalb Industrial Way, Laredo, Pine Street and Rio Circle. According to a copy of the petition Decaturish ...
This could be all she wrote for bills that would give voters an opportunity to incorporate cities of Tucker and Lakeside. Tucker 2014 reported via its Facebook page today that Sen. Fran Millar withdrew his ...